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Wayfairen's Passage

I started with a desaturated plasma cloud and selected which areas would be land and Sea. The goal was to create a dark land at the edge of the world where few would go. It is a bleak, cold, violent place inhabited by strong guardians. The inset describes it as if it were being related by an old boat captain to a group of adventurers.

I want to give a thanks to those who helped me perfect this map, labels and all in the WIP thread. Ascension especially kept with me on the labels which was a big help. You may notice a modified Portolan chart that Hai-Etlik created and offered up elsewhere in these forums so he gets a shout out. And thanks Sharpe, for the editing.

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“When it’s over and you look in the mirror, did you do the best that you were capable of? If so, the score does not matter. But if you find that you did your best you were capable of, you will find it to your liking.” -John Wooden